Peter Ball (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Peter Ball CGA |
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| Former Bishop of Gloucester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
| In office | 1992–1993 |
| Predecessor | John Yates |
| Successor | David Bentley |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Lewes 1977–1992 (suffragan bishop: 1984–1992) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1956 (deacon) 1957 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Occupation | Bishop, monk |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Criminal charge | Misconduct in public office, Indecent assault, |
| Criminal penalty | 32 months in prison |
| Criminal status | Released on licence in February 2017 |
| Conviction(s) | 8 September 2015 (guilty plea) |
Peter John Ball CGA (born 14 February 1932) is a retired British bishop in the Church of England and convicted sex offender. He was formerly the suffragan Bishop of Lewes and then the diocesan Bishop of Gloucester. He and his twin brother (Michael Ball) established a monastic community, the Community of the Glorious Ascension, in 1960.
In October 2015, Ball was sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment for misconduct in public office and indecent assault after admitting the abuse of 18 young men over a period of 15 years from 1977 to 1992. Further charges of indecently assaulting two boys, aged 13 and 15, were allowed to lie on file in a contentious decision by the CPS
Ball was born on 14 February 1932. He was educated at Lancing College, a public school in Lancing, West Sussex. He then studied at Queens' College, Cambridge, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1954; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1958. He entered Wells Theological College in 1954 and received two years of training in preparation for ordination.
Ball was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1956 and as a priest in 1957. He began his ministry as a curate in Rottingdean. He then received basic monastic training at Kelham Theological College. In 1960 he and his identical twin brother, Michael, founded a monastic community, the Community of the Glorious Ascension (CGA), of which he was prior until his ordination to the episcopate. This brought many young boys who were novice monks into his care over the years. Whilst prior of CGA, he combined his duties as a member of a religious order with several other pastoral roles, including three years as vicar of the Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross, in Staffordshire.
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